My 69 Camaro, "Project Stance"

[Track Junky]

Doug, I've decided to keep the "White Knight" around for my kids to enjoy.

Glad to hear all is well again and looking forward to your humorous puns. :lol:

[Matt@BOS]

Doug, glad to hear that you're doing ok. Been too long since I've seen or heard from you. I think a cars and coffee meet up might be in order one weekend.

[DFRESH]

Doug, glad to hear that you're doing ok. Been too long since I've seen or heard from you. I think a cars and coffee meet up might be in order one weekend.

Absolutely. Have been catching up on all of your madness. Congrats on Optima stud. Brett has been telling me that you beat him now on the Auto X. U guys and your 315 fronts----I'm still trying to hook my 275's in the back. How about GG this June---a drive up the coast like we did last time? That was awesome.

I'll let you know when Brett is finished up and we will plan the Cars and Coffee get together. That would be great.

D

[Vegas69]

Glad to hear you are feeling well buddy. :yes:

[DFRESH]

Glad to hear you are feeling well buddy. :yes:

Thanks brother. I owe you a phone call to catch up.

D

[GregWeld]

Thanks brother. I owe you a phone call to catch up.

D



I'm sure you still must have my number as well.... :action-smiley-027: :D

[waynieZ]

Doug glad to hear your doing better and your getting back on the car.
That's great medicine. Welcome back!

[DFRESH]

I'm sure you still must have my number as well.... :action-smiley-027: :D

Indeed--and I will use it.

D

[DFRESH]

Doug glad to hear your doing better and your getting back on the car.
That's great medicine. Welcome back!

Thank you bro--it's great to be back on the board will all of the boys.

D

[Sieg]

Missed ya Dougie, glad to hear positive news. :thumbsup:

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Man Doug glade to see you back!!!!!:grouphug:

[Cris@JCG]

Nice to see you back.. Look forward to seeing you @ the events again! :thumbsup:

[intocarss]

Thanks Jer Dog. Time to get VEGAS to the track and see what 1280 RWHP will do on the Drag Radial (315's). Shooting for 7's---but have a ways to go to figure out a brand new car.



. Anytime! You make sure to take video in LV. Ha Ha this place knows drag racers make "REAL HP"... I'd say if Murdr Nova wants 10 rolling...you got some people scared!!! WEST COAST RTTTFMR's!!!:buttkick::trophy-1302: :gitrdun:

[Payton King]

Been wondering where you have been. Looking forward on the progress on your car and taking the big leap forward and getting rid of the 10 bolt.

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So excited to finally see this stuff getting installed! :Tomcat:

[DFRESH]

Thanks for the pics B---fantastic as always.

Gotta love that purple and black 90 degree fitting on the rearend housing. The race car stuff is still bleeding over onto "Stance".

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[Flash68]

Gotta love that purple and black 90 degree fitting on the rearend housing.

I saw that and meant to post about it. :thumbsup:

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[DFRESH]

Been wondering where you have been. Looking forward on the progress on your car and taking the big leap forward and getting rid of the 10 bolt.

Yep--it's long overdue for sure. I will miss my one legged status----mostly for reasons Todd pointed out before---now I won't have an excuse for being slow.

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[DFRESH]

I saw that and meant to post about it. :thumbsup:

:bigun2:

You know Matt is jealous.

[Ron in SoCal]

You know Matt is jealous.

Now I know you're feeling better, lol :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

A little late to the "Doug Show", but welcome back man!! Glad to hear you are well. I had no idea, as others, that you were ill. Good to hear you are back and ready to rock!
Nice to see the updates. Looks like Appollo is getting a full makeover! Some nice looking goodies there! CONGRATS! :thumbsup:

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Why does a race car need a parking brake?? :animated_bye_bye_em

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[Vegas69]

Thanks brother. I owe you a phone call to catch up.

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Lets catch up at the strip. I'll be your grunt for the day...

[ironworks]

Why does a race car need a parking brake?? :animated_bye_bye_em

It helps improve the rear weight bias. DAH

[tones2SS]

Why does a race car need a parking brake?? :animated_bye_bye_em

When he wants to show it off standing still. :trophy-1302:

[Flash68]

Have a Donavan Aluminum Big Block for the race car---going to build a 540 and use my F3 Procharger. Shooting for 2100 HP. Wanted to cover both you and Rob combined in my build. Details coming in the future. :gitrdun:

You're just a step behind Big Red.... they are at Bonneville running their new/modified 598 with..... wait........ 21 lbs of F3 Procharger love. :eek:

[chr2002ca]

Glad to see you back in action Doug. Will give you a call so we can catch up. :thumbsup:

[Nessumsar]

Good to see you back in the saddle, Doug!

Keep the updates coming Brett!

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Yep... cut some wheel well out was added to the list.I'll be interested in details of this procedure..........:popcorn2:

[DFRESH]

Great attention to detail and info B----thanks for making it all fit and thanks again for posting up the pics and bringing it one step closer to completion. I can't wait to try this setup out. See you on Saturday bro.

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You're just a step behind Big Red.... they are at Bonneville running their new/modified 598 with..... wait........ 21 lbs of F3 Procharger love. :eek:

As if that car wasn't fast enough already---that's sick power with a 598 and 21 pds. I make right at about 1440 with 28 pds and 434 inches--with not so great cylinder heads--and it's not the newer style blowers that are more efficient---I bet he's driving the F3 with one of the CDS drive setups also. All things I will do with my new 540.

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With this torque arm kit, it uses the original front leaf spring pocket to locate the lower trailing arms (also known as lower link arms). These arms are very nicely made and have an easy motion swivel link which proved very effective when I tested the motion of the rear end after mock up.



I am sure Doug will appreciate the value of the arms having an easy motion swivel link. :thumbsup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQrJ7Jcendo

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http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k514/Fab50Three/Renner%2069%20Camaro/IMG_5621_zps7bff2eab.jpg

One of the other little things that popped up, but was fixed on the fly, was the rear bushing for the arm to pumpkin mount. The tab that was welded onto the rear end was located about 3/16" to narrow. So I did the basic spreading of the tabs.... and I was not happy. It was just to much of a difference to allow a tight fit and good motion without excessive wear. Instead, I pulled the bushing and inner sleeve out and milled them down 3/32nds on each side.

This worked and allowed me to move onto the next issue. For now, because I will be mocking this up one more time before final assembly, I opted to use a smaller threaded rod as a bolt for the rear torque arm mount. That way I'm not banging that bushing in place more than it needs to be and end up messing it up.

Nice write up as always Brett. The thing I'm sure Doug appreciates is you treat other peoples stuff as if was yours. You do things correctly and don't take short cuts just to make a quick buck.:thumbsup:

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[Jtomas801]

Just for fun, Did anyone notice something "wrong" or "off" in this picture?



The drain Plugs on the rear end?

Jon

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[Vegas69]

The hydraulics haven't been installed yet?:lmao:

Seems the round part could easily be drawn up and cut on a water jet machine and then welded to the square mounting block? Then powder coat it or paint it...

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[WSSix]

Glad to know you're well, Doug. Also glad to see progress being made on your car. Keep it up guys!

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LOL. Where do you guys find all of these at. That is too funny.

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Looking forward to rest of the updates B. After seeing the car today it was amazing to see all the work you've busted out already. Thanks for taking such good care of the car and treating it like it was yours on the fab work. Let's hope those tires clear---or back to Speedway we go for a haircut on the rear end.

PS--contacted Anvil auto--that dash face wasn't big enough for our idea. Missed it by about half an inch.

DF

[Vegas69]

May as well raise the trans tunnel while your at it......

[DFRESH]

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k514/Fab50Three/Renner%2069%20Camaro/IMG_5684_zpsc88e8999.jpg

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A cut-off wheel did most of this interesting pattern. Looks like a little man. LOL. You can see that I made a cut out for the top of the rear end pumpkin and also 2 smaller slices down around the drive shaft tunnel. Those 2 slices allow for the wider section of the torque arm to clear the floor during suspension travel.

LOL--Greg W permanently etched into my build. Nicely done.

BW

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[DFRESH]

My neighbors will miss the sound of my pipes dragging those long speed bumps i'm sure. It must be done though.

[tones2SS]

That's some serious fabrication going on. Keep up the good work.

[waynieZ]

Very Nice Doug! Great work. Are you going to hard mount the Exhaust and us braided stainless flex pipe in the front?

[DFRESH]

Very Nice Doug! Great work. Are you going to hard mount the Exhaust and us braided stainless flex pipe in the front?

It's all hard mount. Brett has a great plan for the exhaust. He is thinking about the future of the car ---when the DSE sub goes in---and the mini tubs--and forming as much as he can now towards that future. :G-Dub:

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[DOOM]

Doug I don't know if you know this but you have a lot of holes in your floor!:weld:

[fleet]

Mr. Big Fresh 'Wander,


These changes are really all cuz of the dubs, right?


:hello:

[DFRESH]

Doug I don't know if you know this but you have a lot of holes in your floor!:weld:

Metalic termites are common in So Cal---especially on cars equipped with 19's and 20's. Still have one of my favorite purchases to put on the car brother--your old carbon fiber inner fenderwells. Still sitting here at the casa awaiting their turn this next year.

D

[DFRESH]

Mr. Big Fresh 'Wander,


These changes are really all cuz of the dubs, right?


:hello:

Not per se----but certainly a part of it broham. It's more a result of the desired ride height than anything else. We'd be making these cuts regardless of 18's, 19's or 20's. Shoot, maybe we should go supersonicdub and slap on some SickFish 22's on the back. :disgusted:

[DFRESH]

Couple pics of the Drag Radial Car--I've made a lot of progress on it over the past couple of months. Getting the hood painted right now, then he will shoot the rear of the car where it was modified for the wheelie bars and chute mount.

Pic of Interior mostly finished up---Racepak dash and intercooler still finishing up.

http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu50/dfresh69/IMG_20130803_115515_109.jpg (http://s632.photobucket.com/user/dfresh69/media/IMG_20130803_115515_109.jpg.html)

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[Matt@BOS]

Man, the race car looks good out of the garage. Happy that you got it running!

[Greg from Aus]

Very cool race car :thumbsup:

[Rick D]

Wow, so cool you got that running again. I'm glad you posted those up. I was just putting together another post as you posted.....But with those up now, I will wait a few days before I continue with the C-section and Mini-tub.

Um you better not wait :smiley_smack: :poke:

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Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, you knock it out of the park. Way to go Fab 53! I am about as pumped as can be. Can't wait for the labor day autocross now. Great work as always brother---will be hard to wait to see it. Thanks for giving me such great news for the weekend.

DF:thumbsup: :excited:

[Ron in SoCal]

Man that is AWESOME! :cheers:

D Fresh living down his moniker :lol:
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[DFRESH]

Running over to see it in person now. :hapdance:

[intocarss]

Your drag car is above "BADDASS"!!! Have you raced it much in the past?? You do have the best of both worlds

[DFRESH]

Your drag car is above "BADDASS"!!! Have you raced it much in the past?? You do have the best of both worlds

JD, it has been down the past 5 years---had a new chassis done for the car from the firewall back. That required rewire, replumb and new interior for the car. It's taken me way longer than I ever thought it would. The fastest the car went in the past was 8 45s at 175. Hoping for 7 80's with the new setup---hoping the car can now put down the power it has. Not sure it has enough--but we will see. I am way down on power compared to the big boys out there now---I cannot possibly spend funds that fast to compete. The car is strictly for my fun now---just like the black one---all about the guys around it and fun competition.

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JD, it has been down the past 5 years---had a new chassis done for the car from the firewall back. That required rewire, replumb and new interior for the car. It's taken me way longer than I ever thought it would. The fastest the car went in the past was 8 45s at 175. Hoping for 7 80's with the new setup---hoping the car can now put down the power it has. Not sure it has enough--but we will see. I am way down on power compared to the big boys out there now---I cannot possibly spend funds that fast to compete. The car is strictly for my fun now---just like the black one---all about the guys around it and fun competition.

DF

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[waynieZ]

I think I wet myself after seeing that Green car! The black one is so slick. I love them both.

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[Sieg]

Brett - On cuts like that, what about making templates out of 1/4" plywood or tempered masonite that you could clamp to the frame rails? Those would be quick and produce pretty clean plasma cuts. :sieg:

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Good to see you back at it Doug, glad your healthy as well.

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[tones2SS]

SLAMMED! Wow, that looks good.:yes:

[Chad-1stGen]

Wow doing just a tad more than simply bolting in the new torque arm set up!

Amazing stuff Doug and Brett!

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As you can see a little better in this picture... there is room up under this inner fender.

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k514/Fab50Three/Renner%2069%20Camaro/IMG_5733_zps7844a29f.jpg

Just for the info, I like to use smaller grinding and cutting tools for this type of removal. More control goes along way when you get close to outside body panels that are not suppose to be cut. I mostly use my air grinders with 1.5 inch to 3 inch wheels and even pull out the Dremel.

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k514/Fab50Three/Renner%2069%20Camaro/IMG_5734_zps5809207b.jpg

You are the fab man. Amazing what you've done to get all of it to fit bro. Very pumped for the finished product and the new exhaust setup. :excited:

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[Al Moreno]

Doug good to see you back on here!

Brett, I love everything you do! You are multi-talented :hail:

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As you can see a little better in this picture... there is room up under this inner fender.

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k514/Fab50Three/Renner%2069%20Camaro/IMG_5733_zps7844a29f.jpg

Just for the info, I like to use smaller grinding and cutting tools for this type of removal. More control goes along way when you get close to outside body panels that are not suppose to be cut. I mostly use my air grinders with 1.5 inch to 3 inch wheels and even pull out the Dremel.

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k514/Fab50Three/Renner%2069%20Camaro/IMG_5734_zps5809207b.jpg

that be what we like to call an inni tub. looking good. :hello:

[GrabberGT]

So glad you are doing this. "STANCE" is more than just a side profile. Others would have simply narrowed the rear, mini tubb'd, and sucked the tires under the car to make them fit. Though it looks impressive, its nowhere near as impressive in my mind as a wider "STANCE" made possible by pushing the tires out towards the edge.

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[Nessumsar]

Good stuff Brett/Doug. You know I like it!

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[QUOTE=GrabberGT;497574]So glad you are doing this. "STANCE" is more than just a side profile. Others would have simply narrowed the rear, mini tubb'd, and sucked the tires under the car to make them fit. Though it looks impressive, its nowhere near as impressive in my mind as a wider "STANCE" made possible by pushing the tires out towards the edge.

Chris, thanks for the compliments towards Brett. This was forced upon him in some ways---but he always seems to find a way to overcome whatever the issue is. In this case the wheels had to be spaced out .25 to clear the new brakes---who woulda thought since the fronts clear just fine---but Brett is persistent and always seems to find the way through to make it work. Hopefully, the biggest challenges are now behind us and reassembly will be mostly straight forward.

[DFRESH]

SLAMMED! Wow, that looks good.:yes:

thanks Tones! Can't wait to see the finished product! I mostly did it because I couldn't handle the drum brake questions any longer. Brett and I came up with a good response that I continued to use up until the car went under the knife----"I'm testing these one off mono-block drums from Baer and it's cured my knockback problem". "Just waiting to convert the fronts now".

Most people asked what a mono-block was--:getout:

So, at least brakes match now--and the Chicayne Speedtech Floater will take care of any knockback problems I may have had. I have to say, I will miss being part of the drum brake one legged Jihad team (DBOLJ). I'm no longer original.

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[DFRESH]

Wow doing just a tad more than simply bolting in the new torque arm set up!

Amazing stuff Doug and Brett!

Dude--good to see you on here! I won't ask about the line of motors at Mast--but hope you will comment on where yours might be in that lineup anyways. After that it's time for some track days and having some serious fun with these things.

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Looking good Doug!

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Man, you weren't kiddin around about that mod----that looks dead nuts in the pics---and i'm grateful for the ease of removal also. Thanks for posting up the pics brother----great job per usual. Looking forward to seeing it this weekend in all it's "Stance" Glory. Very exciting.

[GregWeld]

Blake called.... he's looking for a fabricator.:poke:


If you've never been to St. George, Utah (near Vegas!) you owe it to yourself to drop in and see them. Nice town -- Great company.

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Blake called.... he's looking for a fabricator.:poke:

Dude, let the guy finish my car first---

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Looking good Doug and great write up and fab work Brett as usual!:thumbsup:

[Sonar Chief]

Outstanding writeup and ingenuity/ problem solving .... as usual :thankyou:

[waynieZ]

Bret I love your up dates very informative and great write up. Thanks for the lesson! it looks awesome Doug.

[DFRESH]

Came out clean brother----great, great idea and even better execution of it. I'm just going to put up on jackstands when I get it back and just look at it all for a couple of weeks to take it all in.

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[Flash68]

Brett, this is fun to watch play out... you are seriously putting the FAB in Fab53! :thumbsup:

Blake called.... he's looking for a fabricator.:poke:


If you've never been to St. George, Utah (near Vegas!) you owe it to yourself to drop in and see them. Nice town -- Great company.

Dude, let the guy finish my car first---

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[U-turn]

Why not do a mini tub now? You kinda have a junior mini tub from the looks of it.

Beautiful car, and the drag car,ummm wow!

[DFRESH]

Why not do a mini tub now? You kinda have a junior mini tub from the looks of it.

Beautiful car, and the drag car,ummm wow!

We'll get to that part. I'm working off of a plan for the car and sticking to it. We probably could have made it work, but time isn't on our side as we are trying to make an event the first week of Sept. Stay tuned for the mini tub.

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I know there are some great updates coming. :D

The car looked great on Friday I hope you catch us all up virtually tonight on where it's at now.:thumbsup:

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You will be riding in no time!

[gerno]

Awesome work. Thanks for posting all the pics, I'm studying them carefully. I'm installing the Speedtech setup on my '72 now and have the same issue as you with the front crossmember. I welded DSE connectors with 1/2 height body mounts a long time ago so I'm screwed in trying to get the crossmember in place without a lot of work...

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Thanks Gerno, I've been there before searching the internet for some inspiration or information..... and I always like the pictures that go with the story when I'm looking. So, It's one of the main reasons I like writing about the projects I do and also including enough pictures that the story almost tells itself.

Brett

PS. more to come tonight, just uploading now.


Dude get off dial up and step into the present:underchair:

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[DFRESH]

So I went by Fab 53 and we got the car down on the ground. It's hard to believe, but Brett got the car to sit another inch lower. Insane. It's smooth and sinister looking at the same time. Exhaust is up on the punch list next and Fab 53 is knocking it out of the park. Awesome work Brett. Thanks again.

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I sure hope that doesn't have a California plate on it.

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I sure hope that doesn't have a California plate on it.

What.....are.....the.....odds......?

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Did I miss it before or did you also reinforce the mounting of the torque arm to the housing?

Dang this thing is gonna be right at home in Watts.

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A little welding and I was ready to move onto the coilover tabs. I used MIG welding on these cross brace modifications because I wanted to match the SpeedTech's welding process. If I was building this part from fresh metal and from scrap, then I would have used TIG welding.
Considering the caliber of beads you're laying down with the MIG............who cares! :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Considering the caliber of beads you're laying down with the MIG............who cares! :thumbsup:

I was looking at that and thinking the same.
Great job.

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Nice work being done there Mr Fab!



For the newbs to welding --- learn to recognize PULSE MIG....


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA


Not taking anything away from Bret's welding -- but those nice little stack of dimes come from SKILL and using Pulsed MIG.


Correct me if I'm wrong Bret.

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[Vince@Meanstreets]

You guys talking about the lower link brackets welds right?

252 is a great welder.

[GregWeld]

GW, I wish I had a pulsing MIG and/or a TIG... But I was to cheap when I purchased my water cooled Syn 250 TIG, and my Miller 252 is just that. Those MIG welds that look like layered beads similar to the TIG rod being dipped is a process I learned by watching Gary Steen from Steen Chassis. He would never tell me his secrets, but I sure did watch him closely. Learned a lot in the year I worked there.

Sorry Buddy, that is just some MIG welding skill you see in those pictures. Lol.




WELL THEN I'M COMING DOWN TO LEARN FROM YOU!!


I don't know what the technique is - but it's awesome. My welds don't look like that.



:king: :king:

[Sieg]

I don't know what the technique is - but it's awesome. My welds don't look like that.

I think it's called YESH..........Young Eyes Steady Hands

Whatever the technique is it gives me hope. :sieg:

[GregWeld]

I think it's called YESH..........Young Eyes Steady Hands

Whatever the technique is it gives me hope. :sieg:



Yep... I said he has skills! I've never been able to set my MIG up to do stacks like that. The pulse versions can make your MIG welds look like that. But Brett has a technique down pat. I'm seriously jealous!

[Blake Foster]

Yep... I said he has skills! I've never been able to set my MIG up to do stacks like that. The pulse versions can make your MIG welds look like that. But Brett has a technique down pat. I'm seriously jealous!

The only issue with Pulse is again the set up, we have a pulse machine, and find it is WAY hotter weld. you also need to use 90/10 gas. My welder who is awesome, actually can make the regular mig look better than the pulse. The pulse looks more like a weld you would see on a muffler system than the "stack of dimes" we actually don't use the pulse mode at all.
It is funny the last welder we had complained about the machine, the wire was all wrong, needed anti spatter spray, and someone to hold his hand, the new guy, don't care what ever wire is laying around, no spatter spray required oh and can weld 2x faster than the other guy 3x the quality with the exact same machine. and then there is me......... lol

[GregWeld]

It's like GOLFING.... it's not the clubs or the ball. You can either Golf or you can't.

:welder: I can't do either.

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[Sieg]

Great work Brett! :thumbsup:

[Cris@JCG]

That looks great Brett! Doug should be very happy with the progress..
What are your angles on the pinion & trans?

Great news on the new shop! Looking forward to sending you over some composite projects I got..

BTW- I got some left over cut up 2x4 wooden blocks.. If you need some for your new shop! :rofl: :thumbsup:


This just in, news flash, Stance has landed and is being moved to Fab53's new shop in the Signal Hill/Long Beach CA area near Long Beach Airport.

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k514/Fab50Three/Renner%2069%20Camaro/002_zps449361b8.jpg

[DFRESH]

This just in, news flash, Stance has landed and is being moved to Fab53's new shop in the Signal Hill/Long Beach CA area near Long Beach Airport.

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k514/Fab50Three/Renner%2069%20Camaro/002_zps449361b8.jpg

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http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k514/Fab50Three/Renner%2069%20Camaro/005_zpsbc24ff43.jpg

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k514/Fab50Three/Renner%2069%20Camaro/010_zps6435ae48.jpg

Enjoy Doug.

This is getting good:excited:

[DFRESH]

Lowering the back allowed the front to come up----will def have to drop it back down a bit in the front------that's cool man!!

D

[Sieg]

Brett - You going to sell him on some ultra custom skid pans? :D

[Vegas69]

When do the spinners come in? :D

[Flash68]

Brett, congrats on the new shop... we expect some pics somewhere soon. :rules:

Lowering the back allowed the front to come up----will def have to drop it back down a bit in the front------that's cool man!!

D

Says the guy whose car is already in the weeds. :headspin:

[Richio1]

Love it

[DOOM]

:rofl: Looks awesome !When do the spinners come in? :D

[chr2002ca]

Lookin' aweome Doug(and Brett). And not just about stance only. That rearend setup is going to perform, especially with Doug behind the wheel. Congrats on the progress. :thumbsup:

[Stovebolter]

Wow. Very nice!

David

[waynieZ]

Very Nice! looking good.

[tones2SS]

Looking good. Great job Brett.

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Your MIG welds piss me off! Just say'n.............http://www.desmonorthwest.com/forums/images/smilies/bowdown.gif

[Flash68]

:weld: :superhack: :gitrdun: Kickin butt.

[DFRESH]

Great update bro---thanks for all of the extra effort on this.

Racing one week from today--very, very pumped!

D

[Rick D]

Wow one week from today that's awesome Doug!! We will need a video of that for sure!!

[DFRESH]

Couple of shots of the race car getting closer to completion. Got the hood mounted today, and the parachute packed. Leaving wheelie bars off for now but will put them on when it gets out to the track. Thought you guys would like to see the car fully dressed.

http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu50/dfresh69/IMG_20130824_154907_380.jpg (http://s632.photobucket.com/user/dfresh69/media/IMG_20130824_154907_380.jpg.html)

http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu50/dfresh69/IMG_20130824_154939_161.jpg (http://s632.photobucket.com/user/dfresh69/media/IMG_20130824_154939_161.jpg.html)

http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu50/dfresh69/IMG_20130824_155049_891.jpg (http://s632.photobucket.com/user/dfresh69/media/IMG_20130824_155049_891.jpg.html)

[Sieg]

Dougster - What are "average" quarter mile times and speed for that car?

It looks like a spectacular sleeper. :secret:

[DFRESH]

Well, hoping it will go 7.80's with the current setup Scott. Not sure we will get there with this motor (434 sbc and ProCharger F3 @ 28 pds boost) but it might if we get a good tune for the tire in it. It's got a brand new suspension/frame setup from the firewall back--all round tube chromemolly.

:G-Dub:

[GregWeld]

Punch it!! I know the road....

[Sieg]

Well, hoping it will go 7.80's with the current setup Scott. Not sure we will get there with this motor (434 sbc and ProCharger F3 @ 28 pds boost) but it might if we get a good tune for the tire in it. It's got a brand new suspension/frame setup from the firewall back--all round tube chromemolly.

:G-Dub:

YOWZERS! :thumbsup:

[Rybar]

Doug that racecar is awesome!! Please post some more pics and videos if you have any.

[tubbed69]

thats one bad ride,nice job:thumbsup:

[Richio1]

Lucky dude... Best of both worlds.

[Greg from Aus]

Very nice Doug, that will wake you up. :Tomcat:

[fleet]

Sweet Intros Dub. ;)

[Matt@BOS]

I saw the car over at Brett's last week. It is going to be sweet!

Matt

[pokey64]

Very cool Doug. Looks like a blast!

[PSV]

I love the drag car. Is it an all steel car minus the hood? What does it weigh? Drag racing is still my first love and I love the look of your car. We still have the bracket car that my dad and I raced in the mid eighties when I was in high school. It may be time to bring it back out now that I have a son that's a freshman in hs.

[Chad-1stGen]

Ok taking video from the front of a forced induction car doesn't make for the best sound but I caught a bit of Doug's green monster running today :)

K4O1qcD7Z3w

[waynieZ]

Sounds so sweet Doug!

[Flash68]

Oh now that is just UNFAIR.

:peepwall:

:sieg:

[Tom.A]

That is awesome!

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[fleet]

Two badd rides...it's the Dub version of 'It's a wonderful life'. http://www.domrep.ch/images/smilies/respekt.gif

http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/blogs/obsessed/2012/12/24/tumblr_llp3j8XRF41qcrozeo1_r1_500.gif

:D

[WSSix]

I like the two out the left exhaust. Was this a necessity or just a desire?

[U-turn]

I like the two out the left exhaust. Was this a necessity or just a desire?

I would like to know that as well...

[tones2SS]

I like the two out the left exhaust. Was this a necessity or just a desire?

Curious as well. I'm guessing it was a desire.
That same side exit exhaust is pretty trick. I'm digging that. Some 3rd gen Camaros did that for a while.

[96z28ss]

Curious as well. I'm guessing it was a desire.
That same side exit exhaust is pretty trick. I'm digging that. Some 3rd gen Camaros did that for a while.

My 4th gen 96 Camaro Z28 SS had dual exhaust on the left side. It was the best sounding exhaust I ever had.

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[Bryce]

bad@$$

[waynieZ]

It looks great under there!

[Vince@Meanstreets]

At first I thought you offset to the gas tank to balance the weight. Not too many options with the panhard bar and link bracketry.

[tones2SS]

That is awesome!!
A mean 235 HP engine. :unibrow:

[89 RS]

Great stuff...that exhaust looks great and sounds like it will perform excellent. I'm looking forward to hearing how it sounds. :unibrow:
I'm not sure if I missed it, but what type of glasspacks did you use for the exhaust?
Thanks for the updates.

[DFRESH]

It's even cooler in person----it really looks awesome under there and sounds much, much better than it did before. Very unique and super creative setup. Another awesome job by Fab 53!

D

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[Vince@Meanstreets]

teeze....

[67zo6Camaro]

teeze....

No shiat..... every time I forget how to insert a video... and then it takes me a few tries.

There, I fixed it I think

[Vince@Meanstreets]

your still a teeze haaa haaa


btw sounds awesome!

get some air pumps in there before you end up like me.

[fleet]

Brett,

Sounds like you have really helped awaken the beast known as 'Fresh touring'. :D

Looks great too. :thumbsup:

[Evan Iroc-Z]

Sounds like you are being quite generous with the 235 hp comment. :lol:

Exhaust sounds incredible.

[tones2SS]

Sounds AWESOME!!
You can definitely hear that cam now for sure! :thumbsup:

[89 RS]

Sounds awesome! Very nice work.

[Vegas69]

At least it will sound fast. :D

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[Sieg]

Nice work Brett :thumbsup:

How do you like that Woodward Shear? 8".....would you go larger? Capacity 3/16" steel? Looks like it would be very handy go-to tool.

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[Sieg]

SS, it does pretty well for the price point. I did originally get the 12" shear first, but it would flex to much and caused cutting issues even with 16G material. Sent it back and exchanged it for the (original tried and tested) 8" model. Works pretty good. I have limited it's use to 1/8" stock only. Also purchased the rotary ratchet style cutter rated at 1/8". I limit that one to 14G material and that works pretty good for curves. Both of these cutters are entry level and work for their price points in the market.
Thanks, the ratchet shear was also on the radar. 1/8" & 14G would cover my needs nicely.

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Brett,

Great looking fab work.:thumbsup:

I have no doubt you'll even be able to make Dub's new secret weapon fit when he debuts his signature line 'Big Wanda's Gambler 22".



http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5XXT5yPQqnQ/T8zTeRm5wZI/AAAAAAABJUY/gevqmaxeh3E/s400/10.jpg

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[GregWeld]

Nicely done Brett!

[Sonar Chief]

Nicely done Brett!

X 2 :thankyou:

[Sieg]

Talk about a guy that's fearless to cut something and creatively develop and implement a solution. Continually impressing. :bow:

[onefast70elco]

Neat trick for the exhaust :thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

Awesome, awesome work!

[DFRESH]

Brett,

Great looking fab work.:thumbsup:

I have no doubt you'll even be able to make Dub's new secret weapon fit when he debuts his signature line 'Big Wanda's Gambler 22".



http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5XXT5yPQqnQ/T8zTeRm5wZI/AAAAAAABJUY/gevqmaxeh3E/s400/10.jpg

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Love that design by Rushforth---Gambler--LOL